OSIS Hair Styling Products

With great power comes great responsibility. And with a decent haircut comes the emphasis on styling, without the old "Oh just scrape it back into a bobble" approach I used to employ.
I am now a reformed character.

The rain is doing its best to destroy my morale, by pouffing and frizzing up my hair. It all goes a bit... well...

So when I was approached to try a few new styling bits from OSIS, I decided to give em a whirl. 

Bear in mind, I'm no expert. I don't do "blow dries" or the like. I just blast it then attack with straighteners, and kind of hope for the best...

Anyway. I was sent three products to try. A recap on my hair type first of all... Incredibly fine but lots of it, and it looks pouffy after washing then looks flat on day two. Then it gets oily at the roots and needs washing. I am on an endless search for products which will control frizz but not weigh the hair down.

First up, we have "Soft N' Straight" Straightening Emulsion.

This is a nice product - you apply to damp hair and which helps with reducing kinks in the hair whilst you dry it.
I daresay if you are the sort who is prone to doing a full on blow dry, then this would assist with helping you smooth the barnet. It's very light textured, which means I'm not sure how much of a help this would be for more coarse or thicker hair types. It certainly adds no weight to the hair, and doesn't make it go oily any faster than normal. It has a pleasant scent - a fresh powdery floral vibe, but not at all overpowering, and certainly not something which lingers after its dry and styled. You also don't need to use a lot - I use a blob about the size of a penny for my hair and concentrate it on the ends.

This is a product that helps with the drying process, but the downside is, it doesn't control the frizzies at all. So I'd need an extra something or other to help with that. Which makes it an even better job that this doesn't weigh the hair down, because that would be a total no-no.
Currently on offer on Look Fantastic at £8.40, which is a reasonable price for this product in my opinion.

Body Me Volume Serum, was the product I was most intruiged by...

This one is also applied to damp hair and promises to add "up to 100%" volume, with a smooth finish.

This has a different consistency - somewhere in between a serum and a gel. Obviously being a volumising product, this needs applying closer to the roots. It does assist with volume - I take the high tech approach and dry my hair with my head upside down. With no product I get decent volume which ultimately flops quite quickly, but this definitely helps maintain the volume applied. Again this has a pleasant scent, and a little goes a long way

The problem with this one, is that it gives the hair a slightly sticky feel - useful if you like to jujj your hair up a bit from time to time, but can be a bit annoying if you prefer a cleaner feel. I felt like my hair was a bit "dirtier" after using this, which is fine if you wash it every day. Personally I try to wash mine every two days at the most. Otherwise it gets drier at the ends and oilier at the roots... This is the sort of thing I'd use for a "Big Night Out" hair-do... ie, When I know I'll definitely be washing it the next day anyway, and I want it to look perfect, rather than a product I'd use on a regular basis...On offer at the moment on Lookfantastic for £8.80.

Finally I was also sent "Flatliner Sleek Flattening Iron Serum".

This is a heat protecting spray which you spritz on to dry hair before styling with straighteners. It does a good job, and as the name suggests it does kind of knock a little of the volume out of your hair. This can be great for the kind of hair I have which can be prone to pouffiness after it's washed. It's also useful if like me, the rain creates a bit of a frizz issues after you have styled it, because you can use it on day two and re-straighten to reduce the pouff...

On the other hand, if your hair is flat already and/or lacks texture, then this might not be the one for you!

OSIS products are available HERE and HERE, as well as many other online retailers - Google is your pal!

Have you tried any of these products? What did you think? Also, do you have any recommendations for a serum or product which will shield my hair from humidity?